Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-03
BUSINESS HOUSES.


aH EAaScIsco STORE. On TOKLAs BIN
aKAMAs BUILDING.
This house., nov we'll under way, will
b vsEitabls mercantile palace, With
~ equals aud no snpeEioFs wcat OF the
Niaiaippi river. Whiie thoroughly
aaav.sd 70 The purposes for which lt IL
luisaded-a mammoth store, surpasa-
ine anything Of ice kind west Of Bt.
Psnl and north Of San Francisco lii
vii be Q magnificent structure, mon.
amest 10 the enterpEisiuR iiFm bulldine
\ sod credit 70 The live city In which
q u located. Mithout further remark
81 this character, brief description Of
the house v here attemu1sd.
L faces Front and Columbia streets,
y feet on the former and III feet on
lea latter, Fis.na three stories abeTe
tfont and -four above Columbia aud
iee allsY In the rear, the hight
abose We front sidewalk being G3 feet,
ne rear hight u. The two street
ifonts will BE- wholly composed Of iron,
steel, Stone, preaed brick, terra ootta,
galvanized iron and glass. The oTna-
mentala0n will consist Of Bellingham
Bay sandstone trimmings, cylindrical
iron ptlastsrs from Sidewalk 20 she half
naanaaEa eOfnioe, iron ueeaeing, terra
eesta panels, stained glass tFansoms,
beautiful windows, galvanized iron ga
bles Sith corbslled piers, terminal OF Is
fssi above Front street. gable, IL claim
uey TOPS. 1877 Ia terra Gotta between
second and third floors, encAastic thing
a seatibalo enAreneaa, et0. The iuwuE
hool front will have aix immense shov
windows and great double doors be-
tween, ell supplied with plate glass Of
~ best description. The window pansa
VII eaoa be 30 inches wide and ia
ora, The tEAnsom lights being ~ by 20
hehss. The show window side lights
wi BE- "a BY its inches. Tue doors will
y Of bard wood, handsomely moulded.
ornamental ventilating gratea will
| eseg basement windows 81 sidewalk. A
eAvanised iron string course viii AZ
psar above iiEat story. TIE second ti0oF
I'll have Il windows on Front street,
saeh 70 by 81 inches, With stained glass
haasoms Of 70 inches hight. Tue ap
j ~ hoOf will have Is windows, I've
eNng bay, VITA galvanized iron gables.
AZ the upper door windows have
nained glaaa iEansoms Of VARIOUS ahapea.
he Oolamoia eafeet treat, ns eald DO
stN uill haPe 9 length 81 al feet and
lfsAf hiehto Of n. The basement vi
nsre be seen. II Vill Be oenaenled, bas
seove will be pressed brick, stone trim
nlaga, terra Gotta, pedimeut, eao. TheEe
4 vi Be one shcw window nj The corner
Froat. the largest In the house, the
aaeie pane Of glass there being 81
aehes vide aud tt4 long or high.
vaees windows will be Of same style -
1oee OF Front street uppsr hoora. ex-
ssps Is half windows foF lighting store
rome above shelving. A pressed brick
ealtlenent will aurmouut tbe Colombia
sfees fr0nt. The rear wall viii be OF
psain brick. With double doors leading
nlo basement, all other openings being
sedowa The front OF the building
w Be carried on steal gifders.
conOrete sidewalk, reattng on bsiok
feoas and wrought iron beams, viii be
40. The basement floor will be the
aieest IN the house, e. u will extend
edef the sidewalk, having a length OF
~ feet. II will be lie by sidewalk
Raas under show windows and win.
sss on Columbia street. Etoh hoor
w consist Of q single rour, exaept She
sall spaes required for elevaloF aud
aose,s. The fi0ora VII ee carried %
aesl Rir1eFs. supported By two rows OF
NJ iron columns extsAdtne from base
vat 10 roof. aud sustaining tue roof.
saiS from the basement vii 70 up IN
ssssf Of she HOUSE, directly over them
SaR light wall Of 10 feet BY "a 20
y root. With large stained glass light
Z tAe ceiling Of she upperIn0st story,
A NeNrms .-tsh 4. s.afvunts.A tran atv
leel The basement will be u feet and
2eoes high. the main store hooF 70
N, t0e fi00Ss above Is and IL feet. res
eeavely. The main store room ceiling
" b pahelled. In the northwest cor.
SNiil he an Oiis hydrauiis freight and
~%aeer elevator, stairs % uppet
sea Winding around 10. An oGhce OF
asssl By d feet, elevated fees above
~ aaor and fnished IN Ssh, will he
~ q text 90 elevator and stairs on
- heos. The whole house uil be
Seled wtth gas and electricity, and
-a'ed BY steam from bother IN easa-
sed The root wilt be made of old
Nsietipped tn.
Asarthef idea Of shis grand haildieg
Y D bad from the statements that 10
4 ~ foundation tTo tnns af stone
Ne oeea used. The stone trimmings
sam eS.QAf the froD and steel
$3.50 Ne pfessed bFtek vii numheF
~ eDd Ne oozutnea hrtek SdgN&e;
/ eafsels % ceuisai and am bafse's
sae VII also be used. All this he-
greAi quantity Of lamhef, q
~ expenditure FOE glass. ctc. Not
WI the material he the best
<eoat bat the work IL 30 b The
las e0ss o. this palace Of hasiness
ss.eee utll be s59Om. The hrm
4 - ies the gronnd $500. fhs whole
1aisGFe Will therefore be $4,000,
sassnoos trade 81 The hcose Of
- SneerNAn, covering Wash
- snd Alaska, sbd reAehins into
49, and British Celambia. may BE-
Imagined from the above estail
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oa1ness hOgse anw in 4eanrse
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